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TayWood to build US-style arena
00:00 09 Feb 1995
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Taylor Woodrow is to build the œ10 million concert arena in
Newcastle under a design and build contract. The fast track scheme
will get underway this month and is due to open in the autumn.
The 10,500-seat indoor arena will be 500ft by 200ft lightweight structure, based on designs already used in the US.
The arena will be built on the former Forth Street railway goods yard, close to the Redheugh Bridge in the heart of Newcastle. The project is being developed by Park Arena and will be operated by Ogden Entertainment Services, the US leisure company. Ogden will be major funders of the scheme, along with the Tyne and Wear Development Corporation which is offering a grant of up to œ2.5 million.
The 10,500-seat indoor arena will be 500ft by 200ft lightweight structure, based on designs already used in the US.
The arena will be built on the former Forth Street railway goods yard, close to the Redheugh Bridge in the heart of Newcastle. The project is being developed by Park Arena and will be operated by Ogden Entertainment Services, the US leisure company. Ogden will be major funders of the scheme, along with the Tyne and Wear Development Corporation which is offering a grant of up to œ2.5 million.
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